Pin curl hair roller



Aug. 7, H. c w n- KER PIN CURL HAIR ROLLER Filed Jan. 29, 1944 g wuc who0 Patented Aug. 7, 1945 f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE rm coal. nan; nounHenryClay Whittaker, Memphis, "l'enn. I

Application January :9, 1944. sci-u No. szucz Y 1 Claim. (miss-:4)

vide a simple implement by which thehair may b quickly woundgmwpthe nwhich the curls tor-nice, and which may be reniovedfrom thecoils'afterthe coils are sup- [in place. on t e head, durin setting by means oi "95 or otherwise. .tlius eqlflm no meshes being'pr n r v t-fl 4 A,., u f"mmt m 1,9 gtheinvenflon 18 to present such an; implement which may beretention of a' forming was in the while l'figure 6 shows the ilnalstage in theformaftion and securement of the coil, so that the implementmay then beremoved.

There is illustrated a hair winding and shaping device comprising amember ll, having a rounded flange at ii, on the upper extremity, thelower portion slightly over one-half its length in the present instancebeinglongitudinally slotted as at ii, the slot opening on the extremityof the spindle, andb eing-flared at its outer en'dfias at". The extremeend portions ll beside the "slot-maybe slightly curved outwardly, asshown; for retention of a hair ejector device' to be presentlydscribed.

In thefo'rm'of the spindle as thus described, it resembles ordinaryclothes pins ln 'some "degree,'wlth the'exeeption' that it rectip da xtl w h will be mgmy'mc ent hinneupngqnau, in a minimum degree toderangementby breakage. W?-

,or other deterioration incident to ordinary use.

a further aimpf the invention is to present minimum of time is requiredin completing a coillure.

A further purpose is to enable the production of the article from a widerange of materials readily available so that it will functioneflectively, whether made of one material or another.

Additional objects. advantages and features of invention reside in theconstruction. arrangement and combination of parts involved in theembodiment of the invention, as will be more readily understood from thefollowing description and accompanyin drawing, wherein Figure l is anelevational view of the implement. A

Figure 2 is anend view thereof.

Figure 3 show the device in use with a strand of hairincourseofwinding.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing the'ilnal movement in the winding andpositioning of the device with respect to the head of the user.

Figure 5 shows the procedure in. the hair coil from the device.

removalof in on its 's m-fli li i 0 the device: and thefslot'iiftherein-stops' at "a somewhat greater distance from the head'flangem e e 3 t "spi dl and snugly fitted thereto, there is an ejector sleeveilof a lengthsllghtly' less than the 3 distance from the flange ii tothe inner endof "the slot a w m 11 we r wer equal to or greater thanthatfdistance without "the ;function"of the, device. Upon its inner end"a planiform flange Ii" 'is formed, having a diameter considerablygreater than that of the spindle II, and preferably much greater thanthe maximum diameter of a hair coil wound on the device, as will bedescribed.

In practice, I have made the spindle it with an external diameter ofapproximately threequarters of an inch, and a diameter of the flange Itapproximately an inch and a half, although the device may be much largerwithout modifying its function, and it may be found desirable to providevarious sizes to suit the requirements of the users. The length of thesleeve I! may be approximately one inch or more, and the total length ofthe spindle in one form may be approximately three inches or slightlymore.

The spindle and sleeve are adapted to be produced from many of a numberof materials, including metal, plastics (including glass) or wood; Inthe event that it is formed of wood, a very hard wood should beemployed, with a minimum liability of formation of splinters or cracksinto which the hair might engage or become entangled.

The elements of the device may be either molded or turned and cut fromstock materials, and when formed as illustrated and described, thesleeve ll may be engaged upon the spindle by against the head of theuser.

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pressing the tips ll together until the divergent parts may be enteredin thesleeve, after which the sleeve is pressed longitudinally inwardupon the spindle, the points then separating suillciently to preventaccidental withdrawal of the spindle, as willbe understood. This willpermit the sleeve to he thrust longitudinally outward beyond the tips H,but the latter will engage frictionally within the sleeve, so as to holdit against accide'ntal slipping from the spindle, unless it iscompletely removed manually.

In the use of the device, the sleeve II is pressed longivudinally inwardupon the spindle until it is against or close to the head flange l I,after which a strand of hair is drawn outwardly from the head of theuser, and the slot mouth ll presented so as to receive the tip end withthe strand therein, the strand being then moved to the inner end of theslot II, or close thereto. The spindle is then rotated on itslongitudinal axis so as to wind the strand of hair completely thereon,and in the latter part oi this movement, the spindle is upended orotherwise moved to present it in a position approximately normal to thatportion of the scalp at the base of the strand. The sleeve II is thenpressed outwardly longitudinally against the hair wound upon thespindle, as shown in Figure 5, and this movement is continued until thehair is pressed snugly against the head of the wearer, as shown inFigure 6, whereupon a hairpin II or a plurality'thereof is engaged inthe biscuit-type shaped coil oi hair thus formed, so as to hold itagainst unwinding and to maintain it snugly In the pressing of the coilagainst the head as shown in Figure 6, the spindle should be heldoutwardly, so that it is not thrust against the head or scalp of theuser, but so that it is drawn upwardly within the sleeve II, and afteremplacement of the hairpins the implement may be removed from itsposition and the winding operation repeated with another strand of hair,as above described. These operationsarerepeateduniilallofthehairiseoiledwhich it is desired to shape into the pin curls, and the number ofoperations will be dependent upon the quantity of hair which is includedin each strand woimd upon device.

Either before or after the winding of the hair, it may be wetted withany suitable hair setting materials or otherwise treated, so as topreserve the coiled hair alter the hair has been held in place for aproper length of time.

The manner of retaining the hair in position upon the head, and oftreating it for attaining the desired curls will be readily understoodby those versed in the art, and need not be discussed at length. I

I have shown and described my invention in the best form known to mewith great particularity, but it will, nevertheless, be understood thatvarious modifications in the construction, arrangement and sizes of theparts, as well as substitution of materials and mechanical equivalentsmay be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, exceptas more specifically limited by the appended claim.

It should be understood that the material used in the spindle II ispreferably of a resilient nature, so that the flexing of the slotted endportion may be effected manually, under the operation of the sleeve I!as described, and in the event that the spindle is made of metal, itwill be found practicable to use a stock steel tubing, preferably of thenon-corrosive or non-rusting type, and when this is slotted and shapedas described, the forked portion may be readily flexed manually.

I claim:

A hair-shaping device comprising a spindle member having alongitudinally slitted hairreeeiving end portion, a sleeve thereonhaving a flange at its outer end, said spindle being formed with aflanged head portion at the end opposite the slotted end portion, theextremity of the slotted end portion being flared, for the reception ofhair strands therein, and the ends of said spindle adjacent the slotbeing extended divergently outwardly away from the slot for retention ofsaid sleeve against casual disengagement, and compressible toward eachother, permitting removal of said sleeve.

HENRY CLAY WHI'I'IAKER.

